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Where does “semicaudate” come from?

semicaudate (Latin) comes from Latin semicaudatus, from Latin caudātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

semicaudate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of sēmicaudātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of sēmicaudātus

Ancestry of “semicaudate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsemicaudatushalf/partially-tailed
2Latincaudātus—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
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